diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Definitions/Devices/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.cs b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Definitions/Devices/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.cs
index ee75bf743fa..bdb0e77d250 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Definitions/Devices/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.cs
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Definitions/Devices/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using Microsoft.MixedReality.Toolkit.Utilities;
+using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace Microsoft.MixedReality.Toolkit.Input
@@ -37,6 +38,24 @@ public class MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile : BaseMixedRealityProfile
         /// </summary>
         public GameObject FingerTipPrefab => fingertipPrefab;
 
+        [SerializeField]
+        [Tooltip("The hand mesh material to use for system generated hand meshes")]
+        private Material systemHandMeshMaterial;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hand mesh material to use for system generated hand meshes
+        /// </summary>
+        public Material SystemHandMeshMaterial => systemHandMeshMaterial;
+
+        [SerializeField]
+        [Tooltip("The hand mesh material to use for rigged hand meshes")]
+        private Material riggedHandMeshMaterial;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hand mesh material to use for rigged hand meshes
+        /// </summary>
+        public Material RiggedHandMeshMaterial => riggedHandMeshMaterial;
+
         [SerializeField]
         [Tooltip("If this is not null and hand system supports hand meshes, use this mesh to render hand mesh.")]
         private GameObject handMeshPrefab = null;
@@ -44,6 +63,7 @@ public class MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile : BaseMixedRealityProfile
         /// <summary>
         /// The hand mesh prefab to use to render the hand
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("The GameObject which generates the system handmesh is now created at runtime. This prefab is not used")]
         public GameObject HandMeshPrefab => handMeshPrefab;
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Inspectors/Profiles/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfileInspector.cs b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Inspectors/Profiles/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfileInspector.cs
index 9d6a28c657b..6e2ebf65183 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Inspectors/Profiles/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfileInspector.cs
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Inspectors/Profiles/MixedRealityHandTrackingProfileInspector.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public class MixedRealityHandTrackingProfileInspector : BaseMixedRealityToolkitC
         private SerializedProperty jointPrefab;
         private SerializedProperty palmPrefab;
         private SerializedProperty fingertipPrefab;
-        private SerializedProperty handMeshPrefab;
+        private SerializedProperty systemHandMeshMaterial;
+        private SerializedProperty riggedHandMeshMaterial;
         private SerializedProperty handMeshVisualizationModes;
         private SerializedProperty handJointVisualizationModes;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ protected override void OnEnable()
             jointPrefab = serializedObject.FindProperty("jointPrefab");
             fingertipPrefab = serializedObject.FindProperty("fingertipPrefab");
             palmPrefab = serializedObject.FindProperty("palmPrefab");
-            handMeshPrefab = serializedObject.FindProperty("handMeshPrefab");
+            systemHandMeshMaterial = serializedObject.FindProperty("systemHandMeshMaterial");
+            riggedHandMeshMaterial = serializedObject.FindProperty("riggedHandMeshMaterial");
             handMeshVisualizationModes = serializedObject.FindProperty("handMeshVisualizationModes");
             handJointVisualizationModes = serializedObject.FindProperty("handJointVisualizationModes");
         }
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ public override void OnInspectorGUI()
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(jointPrefab);
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(palmPrefab);
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(fingertipPrefab);
-                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(handMeshPrefab);
+                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(systemHandMeshMaterial);
+                EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(riggedHandMeshMaterial);
 
                 EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Visualization settings", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
                 EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(handMeshVisualizationModes);
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Providers/Hands/BaseHandVisualizer.cs b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Providers/Hands/BaseHandVisualizer.cs
index 790cdc0fe77..909859402e9 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/Core/Providers/Hands/BaseHandVisualizer.cs
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/Core/Providers/Hands/BaseHandVisualizer.cs
@@ -252,13 +252,29 @@ protected virtual void UpdateHandMesh()
 
                 bool newMesh = handMeshFilter == null;
 
-                if (newMesh &&
-                    CoreServices.InputSystem?.InputSystemProfile != null &&
-                    CoreServices.InputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile != null &&
-                    CoreServices.InputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile.HandMeshPrefab != null)
+                IMixedRealityInputSystem inputSystem = CoreServices.InputSystem;
+                MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile handTrackingProfile = inputSystem?.InputSystemProfile != null ? inputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile : null;
+                if (newMesh &&  handTrackingProfile != null)
                 {
-                    handMeshFilter = Instantiate(CoreServices.InputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile.HandMeshPrefab).GetComponent<MeshFilter>();
-                    lastHandMeshVerticesCount = handMeshFilter.mesh.vertices.Length;
+                    // Create the hand mesh in the scene and assign the proper material to it
+                    if(handTrackingProfile.SystemHandMeshMaterial.IsNotNull())
+                    {
+                        handMeshFilter = new GameObject("System Hand Mesh").EnsureComponent<MeshFilter>();
+                        handMeshFilter.EnsureComponent<MeshRenderer>().material = handTrackingProfile.SystemHandMeshMaterial;
+                    }
+#pragma warning disable 0618
+                    else if (handTrackingProfile.HandMeshPrefab.IsNotNull())
+                    {
+                        handMeshFilter = Instantiate(handTrackingProfile.HandMeshPrefab).GetComponent<MeshFilter>();
+                    }
+#pragma warning restore 0618
+
+                    // Initialize the hand mesh if we generated it successfully
+                    if (handMeshFilter != null)
+                    {
+                        lastHandMeshVerticesCount = handMeshFilter.mesh.vertices.Length;
+                        handMeshFilter.transform.parent = transform;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (handMeshFilter != null)
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/Examples/Demos/PulseShader/Profile/PulseShaderHandTrackingProfile.asset b/Assets/MRTK/Examples/Demos/PulseShader/Profile/PulseShaderHandTrackingProfile.asset
index 45c3e69e2b3..725cec255df 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/Examples/Demos/PulseShader/Profile/PulseShaderHandTrackingProfile.asset
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/Examples/Demos/PulseShader/Profile/PulseShaderHandTrackingProfile.asset
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     type: 3}
   fingertipPrefab: {fileID: 7094064642998883381, guid: b37dde41a983d664c8a09a91313733e7,
     type: 3}
+  systemHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 8898ca407d928454d876a616ba1be32e,
+    type: 2}
+  riggedHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 46180a965b426614f97a7239d1248a1a,
+    type: 2}
   handMeshPrefab: {fileID: 1887883006053652, guid: 308140ab26e8edd4f920cadc10af5c4f,
     type: 3}
   handMeshVisualizationModes: -1
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Features/UX/Scripts/RiggedHandVisualizer/RiggedHandVisualizer.cs b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Features/UX/Scripts/RiggedHandVisualizer/RiggedHandVisualizer.cs
index 7b5ab801fd7..32ff7c998fb 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Features/UX/Scripts/RiggedHandVisualizer/RiggedHandVisualizer.cs
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Features/UX/Scripts/RiggedHandVisualizer/RiggedHandVisualizer.cs
@@ -101,13 +101,15 @@ public class RiggedHandVisualizer : BaseHandVisualizer
         /// </summary>
         public SkinnedMeshRenderer HandRenderer => handRenderer;
 
-        [SerializeField]
-        [Tooltip("Hand material to use for hand tracking hand mesh.")]
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Caching the hand material from CoreServices.InputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile.RiggedHandMeshMaterial
+        /// </summary>
         private Material handMaterial = null;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Hand material to use for hand tracking hand mesh.
         /// </summary>
+        [Obsolete("Use the CoreServices.InputSystem.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile.RiggedHandMeshMaterial instead")]
         public Material HandMaterial => handMaterial;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -265,7 +267,10 @@ protected override void Start()
             }
 
             // Give the hand mesh its own material to avoid modifying both hand materials when making property changes
-            var handMaterialInstance = new Material(handMaterial);
+            MixedRealityHandTrackingProfile handTrackingProfile = CoreServices.InputSystem?.InputSystemProfile.HandTrackingProfile;
+
+            handMaterial = handTrackingProfile.RiggedHandMeshMaterial;
+            Material handMaterialInstance = new Material(handMaterial);
             handRenderer.sharedMaterial = handMaterialInstance;
             handRendererInitialized = true;
         }
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/DefaultMixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.asset b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/DefaultMixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.asset
index 8623dc856c3..a4773f8d9b4 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/DefaultMixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.asset
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/DefaultMixedRealityHandTrackingProfile.asset
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     type: 3}
   fingertipPrefab: {fileID: 7094064642998883381, guid: b37dde41a983d664c8a09a91313733e7,
     type: 3}
+  systemHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 45082b98567b3d44ca3bdbe39f46041a,
+    type: 2}
+  riggedHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 46180a965b426614f97a7239d1248a1a,
+    type: 2}
   handMeshPrefab: {fileID: 1887883006053652, guid: a86f479797fea8f4189f924b3b6ad979,
     type: 3}
   handMeshVisualizationModes: -1
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens1/DefaultHoloLens1HandTrackingProfile.asset b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens1/DefaultHoloLens1HandTrackingProfile.asset
index b072f017922..eadcbd666e1 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens1/DefaultHoloLens1HandTrackingProfile.asset
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens1/DefaultHoloLens1HandTrackingProfile.asset
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     type: 3}
   fingertipPrefab: {fileID: 7094064642998883381, guid: b37dde41a983d664c8a09a91313733e7,
     type: 3}
+  systemHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 45082b98567b3d44ca3bdbe39f46041a,
+    type: 2}
+  riggedHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 46180a965b426614f97a7239d1248a1a,
+    type: 2}
   handMeshPrefab: {fileID: 1887883006053652, guid: a86f479797fea8f4189f924b3b6ad979,
     type: 3}
   handMeshVisualizationModes: 0
diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens2/DefaultHoloLens2HandTrackingProfile.asset b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens2/DefaultHoloLens2HandTrackingProfile.asset
index 95b573cd369..dec0c76c7fa 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens2/DefaultHoloLens2HandTrackingProfile.asset
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/SDK/Profiles/HoloLens2/DefaultHoloLens2HandTrackingProfile.asset
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
     type: 3}
   fingertipPrefab: {fileID: 7094064642998883381, guid: b37dde41a983d664c8a09a91313733e7,
     type: 3}
+  systemHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 45082b98567b3d44ca3bdbe39f46041a,
+    type: 2}
+  riggedHandMeshMaterial: {fileID: 2100000, guid: 46180a965b426614f97a7239d1248a1a,
+    type: 2}
   handMeshPrefab: {fileID: 1887883006053652, guid: a86f479797fea8f4189f924b3b6ad979,
     type: 3}
   handMeshVisualizationModes: 1